Posted on 08/03/21
| News Source: NY Post
Thousands of Spirit Airlines customers were left stranded on Sunday and Monday after the budget air carrier canceled hundreds of flights, according to reports.
The Florida-based airline nixed 165 flights on Sunday and delayed another 341, according to FlightAware.com. Another 277 flights had been canceled as of 5:30 p.m. on Monday β 36 percent of scheduled Spirit trips, the site said.
Hundreds more flights have been delayed, according to reports. Photos on social media from across the country showed would-be flyers waiting in long lines to retrieve their luggage.
βIt looked like a hurricane shelter,β passenger Rebecca Osborn, who was at Orlando International Airport, told USA Today.